HMD Global announces Nokia 7 in China

HMD Global is on a roll this year as it releases smartphone after smartphone in an attempt to win back its crown. This time, the company announces another mid-ranger to sit between the Nokia 6 (see our review here.) and the Nokia 8. Meet the middle sibling — The Nokia 7. Also, you can check out our top five features for the Nokia 7 here.

HMD Global‘s newest handset is encased in, what they call, 7000 series aluminum that provides class and protection to the device, not to mention it also has a glass back made from 3D Corning Gorilla Glass. It is powered by a 5.2-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630 octa-core processor, Adreno’s 508 GPU, 4/6 GB of RAM, 64GB Internal storage, USB Type-C, OTG, IP54 certification, Android 7.1.1 and a 3,000mAh battery.

For cameras, the Nokia 7 is equipped with a single 16MP rear shooter with Dual tone LED flash, 1.12um pixels and an aperture of f/1.8. While for the front, it has a 5MP camera with 1.4um pixels, an aperture of f/2.0 and a field of view of about 84-degrees.

A few notable features of the Nokia 7 include, what HMD Global calls, “bothie” where both the front and back cameras are used simultaneously via split screen and OZO audio that promises to deliver an immersive recording and playback experience.

Nokia 7 specs:
5.2-inch IPS LCD FHD @ 1920 x 1080, 423 ppi display with 2.5 D curved Corning Gorilla 3
2.2GHz Snapdragon 630 Octa-core processor
Adreno 508 GPU
4/6GB LPPDDR4 RAM
64GB Internal Storage
Expandable up to 128GB via microSD
16MP 1.12um, f/1.8 rear camera with ZEISS Dual-sight technology
5MP 1.4um, f/2.0 front camera with 84-degree field of view
4G LTE Cat 6, 2CA, 300Mbps DL/50Mbps UL
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS+BDS
USB Type-C
OTG
NFC
Fingerprint Sensor
IP54 dust and splash resistance
Nokia OZO audio
Android 7.1.1 Nougat (Oreo ready)
3,000mAh battery
141.2 x 71.45 x 7.92 mm (camera bump 1.2mm)

The Nokia 7 is priced at ¥2,499 (~ Php 19,388.10USD 330INR 28,008EUR 315CNY 2,406) for the 4GB variant and  ¥2,699 (~ Php 20,939.77USD 357INR 30,250EUR 340CNY 2,599) for the 6GB variant. It will be available in China starting October 24 and is now up for pre-order on JD.Com, Suning, and Tmall. Local pricing and availability are yet to be announced.